Vocabulary for a lesson

1. a — [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.

2. ae — Ae (i), a. Calm. Takoto noa tera te moana, he…

3. aha — what

4. ahai — Ahai = wai, pron. Who? Ko ahai to tane?

5. ahakoa — although

6. ahatia — what happened to (pass of aha)

7. ahau — I, me

8. ahi — fire

9. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

10. Ahitereiria — Australia

11. aho — light, to shine

12. ahu — to look after

13. Ahuriri — Napier

14. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

15. aihe — dolphin

16. aihikirīmi — icecream

17. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

18. ake — up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)

19. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

20. akiaki — Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.

21. ako — to learn, to teach

22. akomanga — classroom

23. akona — learned (pass. of ako)

24. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

25. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

26. Amerika — America

27. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

28. ana — indeed, when, if

29. anake — only, just, alone

30. anei — here, by me

31. anganui — to face towards

32. ani — Ani, a. Resounding, echoing. aniani, v.t. Disparage, belittle.

33. ano — Ano, ad. 1. Up to the time spoken of, still,…

34. anuanu — disgusting; disgusted

35. anā — there, by you

36. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

37. ao — world, dawn, cloud

38. aorangi — planet

39. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

40. Aotearoa — New Zealand

41. apu — gather greedily; gust

42. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

43. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

44. arapiki — stairs

45. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

46. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

47. ariki — chief, leader

48. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

49. arohaina — (pass) be loved

50. aru — Aru, v.t. Follow, pursue. Pass. arumia. Arumia te tahae.—Kei reira…

51. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

52. ata — morning, shadow

53. atamai — clever, intelligent

54. atamira — platform, stage

55. atawhai — to show kindness towards

56. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

57. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

58. atua — god

59. au — I, me

60. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

61. auau — to bark, howl

62. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

63. awa — river, stream

64. awatea — daylight

65. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

66. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

67. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

68. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

69. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

70. engari — but

71. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

72. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

73. haehae — to cut up; to tear

74. haere — go, come

75. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

76. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

77. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

78. haki — flag

79. hamarara — umbrella

80. hanawiti — sandwich

81. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

82. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

83. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke

84. hangareka — clown

85. hao — to catch in a net, a net

86. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

87. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

88. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

89. harakeke — flax

90. haramai — to arrive

91. hararei — holiday

92. hare — Hare (i), harehare, n. Cutaneous eruption, itch. Ko te ngau…

93. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

94. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

95. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

96. harirū — shake hands

97. harore — mushroom

98. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

99. hau — wind, air, breath

100. hauhake — harvest

101. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

102. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

103. haunga — smelly, stinky

104. hauora — health, healthy

105. haurangi — drunk

106. haurua — half

107. haututū — mischievous

108. hauwhā — quarter

109. he — a, some; in the category of

110. hea — where?

111. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

112. heihei — chicken

113. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

114. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

115. hema — Hema (i). 1. v.t. Bevel, chamfer. He whakatipihori ki tetahi…

116. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

117. heoi — however; and so

118. heoti — however; and so

119. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

120. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

121. herehere — prisoner; captivity

122. heru — comb

123. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

124. hia — how many?

125. hiahia — to want

126. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

127. hiakai — hungry

128. hiamoe — sleepy

129. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

130. hikareti — cigarettes

131. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

132. hiko — electricity

133. hikohiko — hikohiko, v.i. 1. Flash repeatedly, twinkle. Tera te uira hikohiko…

134. hiku — end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile

135. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

136. hinengaro — mind, intellect

137. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

138. hingareti — singlet

139. hinu — oil, fat

140. hipi — sheep

141. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill

142. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

143. hoahoa — attendant

144. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

145. hoariri — enemy, opponent

146. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

147. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

148. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

149. hohoro — quick

150. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

151. hoihoi — too noisy

152. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

153. hokihoki — return separately

154. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

155. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

156. hokohoko — to shop, trade

157. hokomaha — supermarket

158. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

159. hokowhitu — band of warriors

160. homai — give (to the speaker)

161. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

162. hongi — pressing noses

163. hono — to join together

164. hopi — soap

165. hopu — to catch

166. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

167. hora — display; scatter; spread out

168. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

169. horoi — to wash, to clean

170. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

171. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

172. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

173. hou — new, modern; feather

174. hua — product, fruit

175. huaina — named (pass of hua)

176. huaki — open

177. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

178. huarahi — street, path, road

179. huarere — weather

180. huawhenua — vegetables

181. hui — meeting; gathered

182. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

183. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

184. huihuinga — meeting

185. huka — sugar

186. hukapapa — frost

187. hukarere — snow

188. huna — to hide

189. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

190. hunga — group, people, company of people

191. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

192. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law

193. hupa — soup

194. huri — to turn

195. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)

196. huritau — birthday

197. huruhuru — fur

198. hā — breath; flavour

199. hāereere — to wander, roam

200. hākari — feast

201. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

202. hāmama — open, gaping

203. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

204. hāneanea — sofa

205. hāngai — opposite, facing

206. hāngi — traditional earth oven

207. hāora — hour; oxygen

208. hāpai — carry; lift up

209. Hātarei — Saturday

210. hāte — shirt

211. hāunga — besides

212. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

213. hē — wrong; error, mistake

214. hēki — egg

215. hēra — sail

216. hī — to catch fish with a line

217. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty

218. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

219. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

220. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

221. hōhipera — hospital

222. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

223. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

224. hōia — soldier, warrior

225. hōiho — horse

226. Hōngongoi — July

227. hōro — hall

228. hōtoke — winter, cold

229. hōtēra — hotel

230. hōu — new, modern; fresh

231. hū — shoe

232. i — object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word. Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo. Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.

233. ia — he, she, him, her

234. iho — downwards

235. ihu — nose

236. ika — fish

237. ina — if, when

238. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…

239. inaianei — Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of…

240. inanahi — yesterday

241. inanga — Inanga, n. 1. Whitebait, the adult of the minnow, Galaxias…

242. inapō — last night

243. Ingarangi — England

244. ingoa — name

245. inoi — pray

246. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

247. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)

248. inā — if, when

249. ināianei — now

250. ipo — darling

251. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

252. ipurangi — internet

253. ira — freckle; gene

254. irāmutu — niece, nephew

255. iti — small, little

256. iwa — nine

257. iwi — tribe

258. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

259. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).

260. kaha — strong, able

261. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…

262. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

263. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank

264. kai — eat (v); food (n)

265. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

266. kaihana — cousin

267. kaihoko — seller

268. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

269. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

270. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

271. kaimoana — seafood

272. kainga — (pass) be eaten

273. kaipuke — ship

274. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…

275. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)

276. kaiwaiata — singer

277. kaiwhakaako — teacher

278. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)

279. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…

280. kaiārahi — leader, guide

281. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

282. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

283. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

284. kakara — fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious

285. kakau — handle

286. kake — to climb

287. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

288. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)

289. kamupene — company, business

290. kamupūtu — gumboot

291. kani — to saw; a saw

292. kanikani — dance, to dance

293. kanohi — face

294. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

295. kapa — group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

296. kapahaka — concert party

297. kapu — cup

298. kapua — cloud

299. kaputī — cup of tea

300. kara — colour

301. karaehe — class (school); glass

302. karahipi — scholarship

303. karaihe — grass

304. karaka — orange (colour)

305. karakia — prayer, to pray

306. karanga — to call

307. karangahia — called (karanga + -hia; pass)

308. karangatia — (pass) be called; be welcomed

309. kararehe — animal

310. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

311. kare — stove, heater

312. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

313. karere — message

314. karo — dodge, avoid

315. karoro — seagull

316. karu — eye

317. kata — to laugh

318. katahi — Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave…

319. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

320. katau — Katau (i). 1. a. Right hand. E rere ki te…

321. kati — close, shut

322. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!

323. katipō — venomous spider

324. kato — pluck

325. katoa — all

326. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

327. katokato — katokato, v.t. Pluck leaf by leaf. Ka katokato i te…

328. kau — swim; cow

329. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

330. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

331. kauhoe — to swim

332. kaukau — to bathe

333. kaumātua — elder; elderly

334. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

335. kaute — to count

336. kawa — sour, yuck

337. kawakawa — pepper tree

338. kawe — to carry, convey

339. kawea — brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)

340. kawhe — coffee

341. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...

342. kei te — at the moment; now

343. keke — cake

344. kerei — grey

345. kererū — native pigeon

346. keri — dig

347. kete — basket, kit

348. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings

349. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.

350. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

351. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

352. kimi — to look for, seek

353. kimihia — sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)

354. kina — sea urchin

355. kino — bad

356. kiore — rat

357. kiri — skin

358. kiriata — movie, film

359. Kirihimete — Christmas

360. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

361. kiromita — kilometre

362. kita — fast; tightly

363. kite — to see

364. kitea — seen (kite + passive suffix -a)

365. kitenga — observation, seeing (kite + nominal suffix -nga)

366. kitā — Kitā. 1. n. Chirp, stridulation of the cicada. 2. v.i.…

367. kiwa — wink

368. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

369. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]

370. koa — happy

371. koata — quarter

372. koe — you, one person

373. koha — gift

374. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

375. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

376. kohi — to collect, gather together

377. kohia — (pass) be collected; be gathered

378. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

379. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

380. koi — sharp

381. koia — it is, so

382. koinei — this is

383. koinā — that is, those are; like that

384. koirā — that is, those are; like that

385. kokonga — corner

386. komiti — committee

387. konei — here, by speaker

388. konohete — concert

389. konā — there, by listener

390. kopa — disappear; crippled; sandal; wallet; schoolbag

391. kope — nappy

392. kore — zero, nothing

393. koretake — useless

394. koro — term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)

395. koroheke — old man

396. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

397. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

398. korowai — cloak

399. korā — over there

400. kotahi — one

401. koti — coat, jacket

402. Kotirangi — Scotland

403. koutou — you, three or more people

404. ku — Ku (i). pronominal suffix of the 1st pers. sing., which…

405. kua — then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state

406. kuhu — to enter, to go or come in

407. kui — Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)

408. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

409. kuikui — kuikui, n. Old woman. Ka hia nga kuikui i hoki…

410. kuini — queen

411. kuki — cook

412. kuku — draw together; nip; nightmare; mussel

413. kumea — (pass) be dragged; be pulled

414. kupenga — net

415. kupu — word

416. kura — school; treasured item

417. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…

418. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

419. kurī — dog

420. kā — to burn, be alight

421. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

422. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

423. kāinga — home

424. kākahu — clothing, garment

425. kākā — parrot

426. kākāriki — green

427. kāmura — carpenter

428. kānga — corn

429. kāo — no!

430. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

431. kāpata — cupboard

432. kāpeti — cabbage

433. kāre — Negative word

434. kāretu — Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…

435. kāri — playing card

436. kātahi — then

437. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)

438. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

439. kāwanatanga — government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)

440. kāwhe — calf

441. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually

442. kēkē — armpit

443. kēmu — game

444. kī — to be full

445. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

446. kīanga — phrase

447. kīhai — Negative word

448. kīhini — kitchen

449. kīnaki — relish (to accompany food); song following a speech

450. kīngi — king

451. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

452. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

453. kōanga — spring (the season of)

454. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

455. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

456. kōhatu — stone

457. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

458. kōhuru — to murder

459. kōnei — Kōnei, l.n. implying nearness to or connection with the speaker.…

460. kōpaki — to envelope, fold, wrap, folder

461. kōpū — belly, womb

462. kōrero — to talk, speak

463. kōrerorero — to discuss (v); discussion (n)

464. kōrerotia — spoken (kōrero + passive suffix -tia)

465. kōrua — you, two people

466. kōti — court

467. kōtiro — girl

468. kōtuku — white heron

469. kōura — crayfish

470. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

471. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

472. kōwhatu — stone

473. kūaha — door

474. kūare — ignorant

475. Kūkara — Google

476. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

477. kūmera — sweet potato

478. kūtai — mussel

479. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

480. ma — Ma (i), conj. And. Used: 1. To connect numerals. E…

481. maero — mile

482. maha — many

483. mahaki — sick; sick person

484. mahana — to be warm, warm

485. mahara — thought, memory

486. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

487. mahi — to do, work, make

488. mahia — worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)

489. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

490. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

491. Mahuru — September

492. mai — towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here

493. maika — banana (also panana)

494. maka — to throw or pass

495. makariri — cold

496. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

497. makawe — hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)

498. makere — to get down from

499. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

500. mana — prestige, authority

501. manaaki — to look after, to show hospitality towards

502. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

503. manaakitia — (pass) be looked after; look after

504. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

505. manako — to like

506. manawa — heart

507. manawanui — to be patient, steadfast, determined, resilient

508. Mane — Monday

509. manga — branch; stream

510. mangō — shark

511. mano — thousand

512. manu — bird

513. manuhiri — guest

514. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

515. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

516. maoa — cooked; ripe

517. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

518. marama — month, moon

519. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

520. maramataka — calendar

521. maranga — to arise; to get up

522. maremare — to cough

523. maringi — to spill (trans)

524. marino — calm

525. maro — kilt-like garment

526. maroke — dry

527. maru — power; shelter

528. mataku — scared, afraid

529. matakuikui — Matakuikui, a. Joyous, talkative, full of spirits.

530. matapihi — window

531. matatau — to be competent, skilled, proficient, expert

532. matau — fish hook; right side

533. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

534. matekai — hungry, starving

535. matenga — time or circumstance of death

536. matewai — thirst; thirsty

537. matimati — finger, toe

538. matua — parent, father

539. mau — to wear clothes

540. maumahara — to remember, remember

541. maunga — mountain

542. mauri — life spirit

543. mauria — to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)

544. mauī — left (direction)

545. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)

546. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

547. meatia — (pass) be done, be said, be thought

548. mehemea — if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)

549. Mei — May

550. meinga — Meinga, meingatia, passives of mea (i).

551. meke — fist; to punch

552. mema — member, members

553. menemene — to smile

554. meneti — minute

555. mere — bush, shrub

556. miere — Miere, v.i. Become powerless, be exhausted. Ka powharu Waikato, ka…

557. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

558. mimi — urine; urinate

559. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

560. minita — minister

561. mira — mill

562. miraka — milk

563. miriona — million

564. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

565. miti — Miti (i). 1. v.t. Lick, lick up. 2. n. Undertow…

566. mitimiti — to lick

567. mo — Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…

568. moa — large extinct bird

569. moana — sea

570. moata — early; early morning

571. moe — sleep; to marry

572. moea — married (pass. of moe)

573. moemoeā — to dream (v), dream (n)

574. moenga — bed

575. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

576. mohi — Mohi (i), n. A sea fish. mohimohi, n. 1. Galaxias…

577. mohio — Mohio. 1. v.t. Know, understand. Kaore e mohio ka mate…

578. moi — Moi. int. A call for a dog. Katahi ano ia…

579. mokemoke — lonely

580. moko — lizard

581. mokopuna — grandchild

582. momo — type, kind

583. moni — money

584. motokā — car, motorcar

585. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)

586. motukā — car

587. moumou — waste (n): to be wasteful (v)

588. moutere — island

589. mua — front, before

590. muku — wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)

591. mura — blaze, flame

592. muri — behind, after

593. murua — (pass) be forgiven

594. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)

595. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)

596. mā — clean, white, and others

597. māhaki — calm; quiet

598. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)

599. māhita — teacher

600. māhunga — head

601. māia — capable, brave, bold

602. mākona — satisfied, full

603. māku — for me, by me

604. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

605. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

606. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)

607. māna — for him, her, by him, her

608. māngai — mouth; representative

609. māngere — lazy

610. mānia — plains

611. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

612. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

613. māra — garden

614. mārama — clear, understand

615. mārena — to marry; wedding

616. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

617. māripi — knife

618. mātaki — to watch

619. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect

620. mātanga — Mātanga, n. Knowing, experienced person. Na nga matanga i haramai,…

621. mātao — cold

622. mātau — to know, understand

623. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

624. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)

625. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)

626. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

627. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession

628. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)

629. māui — on the left hand, left side

630. māuiui — sick

631. māwhero — pink

632. mēnā — if

633. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

634. mīhini — machine

635. mīti — meat

636. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about

637. mōhio — to know

638. mōhiotia — known (mōhio + passive suffix -tia)

639. mōhiti — glasses

640. mōkai — pet

641. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession

642. mōmona — fat

643. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession

644. mōrena — good morning

645. mōu — for you

646. mōwhiti — glasses

647. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…

648. nahea — Nahea (i), a. Long, in time. Kaore i puta atu,…

649. naihi — knife

650. naki — Naki, v.i. Glide, move with an even motion. Na wai…

651. nama — number

652. nanahi — yesterday

653. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

654. napō — last night

655. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

656. nei — here, by speaker

657. neke — to move

658. ngahau — party, concert

659. ngahere — forest, bush

660. Ngahuru — Autumn

661. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

662. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)

663. ngaru — wave

664. ngata — snail (n); to be satisfied (v)

665. ngau — to bite

666. ngaua — Ngaua, proun., pl. of taua = aua. Those. Na ngaua…

667. ngenge — tired

668. ngeru — cat

669. ngia — Ngia, v.i. Seem, appear to be. E ngia ai a…

670. ngoikore — weak; listless

671. ngutu — lip, lips

672. ngā — the, plural

673. ngāi — prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)

674. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings

675. ngārara — reptile, monster

676. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)

677. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

678. ngāwhā — boiling spring

679. niho — tooth

680. niupepa — newspaper

681. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…

682. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely

683. noho — to live; sit

684. nohoanga — home, sofa

685. nui — big, great, many

686. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)

687. nuku — to move

688. nunui — big (plural form)

689. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of

690. nāianei — now

691. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)

692. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her

693. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

694. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)

695. nāwai — presently, in due course, after a while

696. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

697. nō — from

698. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

699. nōna — belongs to him or her (Å catergory), his, hers

700. nōnanahi — yesterday

701. nōu — yours

702. nūpepa — newspaper

703. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses

704. oa — Oa, owa, n. 1. Side boards of a canoe. =…

705. oho — to wake up

706. oka — chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam

707. Oketopa — October

708. oko — bowl

709. oma — to run, escape

710. omaoma — running

711. one — beach, sand

712. oneone — earth, soil

713. ono — six

714. ope — group travelling together

715. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

716. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)

717. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

718. oti — to be completed

719. otirā — but, on the other hand

720. pae — ridge

721. pahi — bus

722. pahikara — bicycle

723. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

724. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

725. paihikara — bike

726. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

727. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

728. paipa — pipe

729. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

730. pakari — mature, ripe

731. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

732. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

733. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

734. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

735. pakitara — wall

736. paku — small

737. pana — to push away, to expel

738. panana — banana

739. pane — head

740. panekoti — skirt, dress

741. pango — black

742. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

743. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

744. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

745. paoro — ball

746. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

747. papai — good (plural), very good

748. Papaioea — Palmerston North

749. papakupu — dictionary

750. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

751. paraihe — award, prize; brush

752. paraikete — blanket

753. Paraire — Friday

754. parakuihi — breakfast

755. parapara — filth; talents

756. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

757. parauri — brown

758. pare — to ward off, to divert

759. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

760. pari — cliff

761. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

762. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

763. paruparu — dirt, mud

764. parāoa — bread, flour

765. pata — butter

766. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

767. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

768. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

769. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

770. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

771. paukena — pumpkin

772. pea — pair; pear

773. peita — paint

774. peka — branch

775. peke — to jump, to leap over

776. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

777. pene — pen

778. pepa — paper; pepper

779. pepeha — proclamation of origin

780. pere — bell

781. pereti — plate

782. peti — heap up

783. pia — beer

784. piana — piano

785. pihikete — biscuit

786. piki — to increase

787. pikitia — picture, film

788. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

789. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

790. Pipiri — June

791. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

792. pirau — rotten

793. piri — to stick to, to cling

794. pirihimana — police officer

795. pirimia — prime minister

796. piringa — shelter, hiding place

797. pito — belly button, end, extremity

798. poaka — pig

799. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

800. Poihākena — Sydney

801. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

802. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

803. pono — true, faithful

804. poraka — jersey

805. poro — to cut off, to cut short

806. porou — eager, energetic

807. poti — boat

808. poto — short

809. pou — pole, post

810. pouaka — box

811. pounamu — greenstone

812. pua — flower; seed

813. puehu — dust

814. puka — form, booklet

815. Pukamata — Facebook

816. pukapuka — book, lungs

817. puke — hill

818. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

819. puku — stomach, belly

820. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

821. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

822. puna — pool, spring

823. pune — spoon

824. punga — anchor; joint

825. pupuhi — to shoot

826. pupuri — to hold onto

827. purei — to play, play

828. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

829. purotu — handsome

830. puta — to appear, to come out

831. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

832. putiputi — flower

833. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

834. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

835. pāhi — purse, to pass

836. pāka — a park; a box

837. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

838. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

839. pāmu — farm

840. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

841. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

842. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

843. pāpā — father, uncle

844. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

845. pāremata — parliament

846. pātai — question; to ask a question

847. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

848. pātara — bottle

849. pātiki — flounder (fish)

850. pātuhi — text message, to text

851. pātītī — grass

852. pātōtō — knock

853. pātū — wall

854. pāua — abalone

855. pēhea — how?

856. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

857. pēkana — bacon

858. pēke — bag

859. pēnei — like this, near speaker

860. pēnā — like that, near listener

861. pēpi — baby

862. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

863. pērā — like that, yonder

864. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

865. pīrangi — to want, desire

866. pītiti — peach

867. pō — night

868. pōhara — poor

869. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

870. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

871. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

872. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

873. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

874. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

875. pōtae — hat

876. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

877. pōtiki — child; youngest child

878. pōturi — deaf; slow

879. pōuri — sad, dark

880. pōwhiri — welcome

881. pū — to blow gently

882. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

883. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

884. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

885. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

886. pūngāwerewere — spider

887. pūrongo — a report

888. pūru — bull

889. pūrākau — traditional story

890. pūtaiao — science

891. pūtea — budget, resources, money

892. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

893. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

894. raihana — licence

895. raihi — rice

896. raiona — lion

897. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

898. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

899. rakuraku — guitar; rake

900. rama — light, torch

901. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

902. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

903. rangi — sky, day

904. ranginamu — handsome

905. rangitoto — lava; scoria

906. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

907. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

908. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

909. rapu — to look for

910. raranga — plait; weave

911. rarauhe — fern

912. rare — lolly

913. raro — under, below; time

914. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

915. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

916. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

917. rau — to put into; leaf

918. raumati — summer

919. raureka — deceitful

920. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

921. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

922. rawe — lovely, excellent

923. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

924. reira — there (previously mentioned)

925. reka — sweet

926. reo — language, voice

927. rere — to escape; to fly

928. rerekē — different, changed

929. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

930. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

931. reri — ready

932. reta — letter

933. retireti — skates, skating

934. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

935. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

936. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

937. rima — five

938. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

939. ringa — hand, arm

940. ringaringa — hand, arm

941. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

942. riri — anger, angry

943. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

944. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

945. rita — litre

946. rite — to be ready, like, similar

947. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

948. roa — long

949. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

950. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

951. roimata — tears

952. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

953. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

954. rongonui — famous

955. rongoā — medicine

956. rori — road

957. roro — brain

958. roroa — long (plural)

959. rorohiko — computer

960. roto — in, inside, within; lake

961. rourou — small basket, food basket

962. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

963. ruaki — vomit

964. ruku — to dive

965. runga — on

966. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

967. rā — day; the sun; over there

968. Rāapa — Wednesday

969. Rāhina — Monday

970. Rāhoroi — Saturday

971. rākau — tree; timber

972. Rāmere — Friday

973. rānei — or

974. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

975. rāoa — choked

976. Rāpare — Thursday

977. rāpeti — rabbit

978. rārangi — line, row

979. Rātapu — Sunday

980. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

981. rātou — they, them, three or more people

982. Rātū — Tuesday

983. rāua — them; they (two people)

984. rāwhiti — east

985. rēmana — lemon

986. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

987. rīngi — to ring/phone

988. rīwai — potato

989. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

990. rōia — lawyer

991. rōpā — slave, servant

992. rōpū — group

993. rū — earthquake; shake

994. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

995. rūma — room

996. rūnanga — assembly; council

997. taana — Taana = tāna.

998. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

999. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1000. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1001. taha — to pass by; side

1002. tahataha — steep bank

1003. tahi — one, single

1004. tahia — (pass) be swept

1005. tahitahi — to sweep

1006. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1007. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1008. tahuri — to capsize

1009. tahā — calabash, gourd

1010. tai — tide; coast

1011. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1012. taiapa — fence

1013. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1014. taihoa — wait

1015. taika — tiger

1016. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1017. taiohi — youth

1018. taitama — young man

1019. taitamariki — young person, young people

1020. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1021. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1022. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1023. take — beginning, cause, origin

1024. taki — to lead, to bring along

1025. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1026. takoto — to lie down

1027. taku — my (singular); edge

1028. takurua — winter

1029. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1030. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1031. tamaiti — child

1032. tamariki — children

1033. tamatāne — boy

1034. tame — male animal

1035. tamāhine — daughter

1036. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1037. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1038. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1039. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1040. tangata — person

1041. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1042. tangihanga — funeral

1043. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1044. tango — to take hold of

1045. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1046. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1047. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1048. taonga — property, possession

1049. tapa — to name

1050. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1051. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1052. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1053. taputapu — gear, equipment

1054. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1055. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1056. taraka — truck

1057. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1058. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1059. tarau — trousers

1060. tari — government department; office

1061. taringa — ear

1062. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1063. tata — near, close

1064. tatari — to wait

1065. tatau — to count

1066. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1067. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1068. tauera — towel

1069. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1070. tauira — student; example

1071. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1072. taumahi — assignment

1073. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1074. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1075. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1076. taura — rope, cable

1077. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1078. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1079. tautohetohe — argue

1080. tautoko — to support

1081. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1082. tawhito — old, former

1083. te — the, singular definite article

1084. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1085. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1086. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1087. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1088. tekau — ten

1089. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1090. tereina — to train

1091. tia — to steer, adorned

1092. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1093. tiakarete — chocolate

1094. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1095. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1096. tihewa — sneeze

1097. tihi — topknot

1098. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1099. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1100. tiki — to fetch

1101. tina — dinner, lunch

1102. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1103. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1104. tino — very

1105. tio — oyster

1106. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1107. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1108. tira — group or row of people

1109. tiriti — street

1110. tiro — to look

1111. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1112. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1113. titiro — to look at

1114. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1115. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1116. toe — to remain, be left over

1117. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1118. tohorā — whale

1119. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1120. tohunga — expert, priest

1121. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1122. toi — art, knowledge

1123. toka — rock

1124. tokerau — autumn; northern

1125. toki — adze, axe; champion

1126. toko — divorce; pole

1127. tokohia — how many people?

1128. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1129. tokomaha — many (of people)

1130. Tokoono — six people

1131. tokorima — five (people)

1132. tokorua — two (of people)

1133. tokotoru — three (people)

1134. tokowaru — eight [people]

1135. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1136. tomo — to enter, go into

1137. tonga — south

1138. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1139. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1140. tonu — still

1141. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1142. tope — cut down; cut off

1143. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1144. toro — to visit

1145. toru — three

1146. tote — salt

1147. toto — blood

1148. totohe — contend

1149. tua — beyond

1150. tuahine — sister, of a male

1151. tuaiwa — ninth

1152. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1153. tuanui — roof

1154. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1155. tuarua — second

1156. tuarā — back [body]

1157. tuatahi — first

1158. tuatoru — third

1159. tuawaru — eighth

1160. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1161. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1162. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1163. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1164. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1165. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1166. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1167. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1168. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1169. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1170. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1171. tuna — eel

1172. tungāne — brother, of a female

1173. tunu — to cook, roast

1174. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1175. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1176. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1177. ture — law, rule

1178. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1179. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1180. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1181. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1182. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1183. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1184. tā — print, draw

1185. tāhae — to steal

1186. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1187. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1188. tāima — time

1189. Tāite — Thursday

1190. tākaro — to play

1191. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1192. tākuta — doctor

1193. tāmaki — omen, portent

1194. tāmure — snapper

1195. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1196. tāne — man, male

1197. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1198. tāone — town

1199. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1200. tāra — dollar

1201. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1202. tārere — to swing

1203. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1204. tāroaroa — tall

1205. tātahi — seaside, beach

1206. tātau — we; us; everyone

1207. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1208. tātua — a belt

1209. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1210. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1211. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1212. tāwhiri — beckon

1213. tāwāhi — overseas

1214. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1215. tēhea — which, singular

1216. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1217. tēnehi — tennis

1218. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1219. tēnā — that, by the listener

1220. tēpu — table

1221. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1222. tērā — that over there, that

1223. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1224. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1225. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1226. Tīhema — December

1227. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1228. tīhāte — t-shirt

1229. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1230. tīkiti — ticket

1231. tīma — team

1232. tīmata — to begin, to start

1233. tīni — to change

1234. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1235. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1236. tītī — muttonbird

1237. tō — your (singular); to drag

1238. tōhi — toast

1239. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1240. tōkena — stockings, socks

1241. tōku — my (singular)

1242. tōmuri — to be late

1243. tōna — his, her

1244. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1245. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1246. tōtiti — sausage

1247. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1248. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1249. tūai — skinny

1250. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1251. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1252. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1253. tūnga — wound; position

1254. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1255. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1256. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1257. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1258. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1259. Tūrei — Tuesday

1260. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1261. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1262. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1263. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1264. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1265. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1266. ua — to rain; rain

1267. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1268. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1269. ui — to ask, enquire

1270. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1271. uira — lightning; to flash

1272. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1273. umu — earth oven

1274. unahi — scale of fish

1275. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1276. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1277. uri — descendant, offspring

1278. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1279. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1280. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1281. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1282. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1283. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1284. wae — foot; leg; separate

1285. waea — wire; phone

1286. waenga — middle, dividing line

1287. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1288. waewae — foot, leg

1289. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1290. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1291. wahie — driftwood

1292. wahine — woman, wife

1293. waho — out, outside, the outside

1294. wai — water; who

1295. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1296. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1297. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1298. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1299. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1300. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1301. waipiro — alcohol

1302. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1303. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1304. wairua — spirit

1305. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1306. wakarererangi — plane

1307. wani — scrape

1308. wao — forest

1309. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1310. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1311. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1312. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1313. wati — watch (timepiece)

1314. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1315. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1316. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1317. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1318. Wenerei — Wednesday

1319. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1320. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1321. wetekia — be untied

1322. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1323. whaea — mother, aunt

1324. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1325. whaikōrero — oratory

1326. whaiwāhi — participate

1327. whakaae — to agree

1328. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1329. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1330. whakaako — teach

1331. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1332. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1333. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1334. whakaata — mirror

1335. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1336. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1337. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1338. whakaeke — to gather

1339. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1340. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1341. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1342. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1343. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1344. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1345. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1346. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1347. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1348. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1349. whakakā — turn on

1350. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1351. whakakī — to fill something

1352. whakamahana — heater

1353. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1354. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1355. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1356. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1357. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1358. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1359. whakamihi — grateful

1360. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1361. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1362. whakamātautau — examination, test

1363. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1364. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1365. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1366. whakangaro — destroy

1367. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1368. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1369. whakaoho — to wake up

1370. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1371. whakaorangia — deliver

1372. whakaoti — complete

1373. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1374. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1375. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1376. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1377. whakapakari — to strengthen

1378. whakapapa — genealogy

1379. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1380. whakapono — to believe; faith

1381. whakapuare — to open

1382. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1383. whakapāha — apologise

1384. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1385. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1386. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1387. whakaritenga — appointment

1388. whakarongo — to listen

1389. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1390. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1391. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1392. whakatangitangi — music

1393. whakatau — to decide

1394. whakataukī — proverb

1395. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1396. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1397. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1398. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1399. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1400. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1401. whakatuwhera — to open

1402. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1403. whakatō — to plant

1404. whakatū — to stand something up

1405. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1406. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1407. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1408. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1409. whakawhiti — to cross

1410. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1411. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1412. whana — to kick

1413. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1414. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1415. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1416. whara — to be injured

1417. wharau — temporary shed

1418. whare — house, building

1419. wharekai — restaurant

1420. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1421. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1422. wharepaku — toilet

1423. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1424. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1425. whatitiri — thunder

1426. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1427. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1428. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1429. wheke — creak; octopus

1430. whenua — land

1431. whero — red

1432. whetū — star

1433. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1434. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1435. whiri — plait; twist

1436. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1437. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1438. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1439. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1440. whitu — seven

1441. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1442. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1443. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1444. whutupaoro — rugby

1445. whutupōro — football, rugby

1446. whā — four

1447. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1448. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1449. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1450. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1451. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1452. whānui — broad, wide

1453. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1454. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1455. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1456. wiki — week

1457. wini — window

1458. wiri — drill

1459. wā — time, times

1460. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1461. wāhi — part, portion; place

1462. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1463. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1464. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1465. wātakirihi — watercress

1466. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1467. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1468. ā — and; and then

1469. āe — yes

1470. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1471. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1472. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1473. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1474. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1475. Ākarana — Auckland

1476. ākau — shore, coast

1477. ākonga — student

1478. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1479. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1480. āmaimai — nervous

1481. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1482. ānō — as though; as if

1483. āpiha — officer

1484. āporo — apple

1485. āpōpō — tomorrow

1486. ārahi — to lead, guide

1487. ārahina — (pass) be led

1488. ārani — orange [fruit]

1489. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1490. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1491. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1492. āwangawanga — worried

1493. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1494. āwhina — to help

1495. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1496. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1497. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1498. ēhea — which

1499. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1500. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1501. ērā — those (over there)

1502. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1503. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1504. īmera — email

1505. īmēra — email

1506. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1507. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1508. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1509. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1510. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1511. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1512. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1513. ūkui — to wipe

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